Welcome to this Special Edition of Talking Movies, where we look back at some of the highlights from this year s cannes film festival. The films that got festival goers talking. If i heard films that got festival goers talking. Ifi heard that films that got festival goers talking. If i heard that a film went to cannes, i was curious about it. Clever satire from sweden called the square, and russian relations in loveless. And some of the pressing issues of the day. Cinema is about life, and right now, like us to model is. Plus the row over netflix showing its films at the festival. When netflixs name appeared, there we re when netflixs name appeared, there were boos. And we look back at cannes through the decades. All that on this Special Cannes Edition of Talking Movies. Talking movies. It proceeded as normal this year, but there was heightened security. The mood was subdued and a little tense after the manchester bombing. Festival goers still thronged, beggars were eaten, and espresso was down. One big difference, film wise, this year, is that no big Hollywood Studio pictures were there. But that is not to say there was no american president s. American indie films feature prominently in the lineup. Presence. One of the more eagerly awaited films was the beguiled. The story of a soldier during the civil war, sheltered by women at the junior girls school. It is a reimagining of a 1971 film, starring clint eastwood, that coppola has to from a woman s point of view. It includes kirsten dunst, nicole kidman, and elle fanning. Todd haynes had wonderstruck in competition. It told to parallel stories of different children from two different time periods. Wonderstruck. Then there was the was the well received the meyerowitz stories. Noah baumbachs film was well received. His dialogue comes word for word. These are to montrose times, and several films at cannes this year dealt with political issues or pressing concerns. Whether it be Climate Change, and less location, or refugees. At the forefront of films addressing the Refugee Crisis was a Dear Old Actress vanessa redgrave, making her debut as a Film Director will stop 80 year old. The plight of the worlds refugees ways heavily on va nessa worlds refugees ways heavily on vanessa redgrave. To exploit the crisis, her documentary draws on a range of media, video of her visits toa range of media, video of her visits to a refugee camp, individual testimonies, news footage, and a german ties to excerpt from shakespeares the german ties to excerpt from sha kespeares the tempest. German ties to excerpt from shakespeares the tempest. For va nessa shakespeares the tempest. For vanessa redgrave, long a political activist, there were several reasons why she made a film on the Refugee Crisis. It is a lifetime of events, asi crisis. It is a lifetime of events, as i see it, a whole process. But there was a specific trigger, yes. The day that photograph was published of the young boy lying on the pebbles of the beach. Dead. So i thought, i need to make a film. And i put my money into that. I was in the garden, it was a hot date. And suddenly i heard this horrendous sound from the sky. He then she has made is thoughtful and personal. In one section, she recalls her own World War Two excretors as a young child, a wartime evacuee, the closer she came to being a refugee. So we we re she came to being a refugee. So we were evacuated. My brother and i, he was about one year old. Today, we would be called internally displaced persons. So we were refugees, in our own country. I was worried about having much of myself, but my producer convinced me that telling my narrative of the second world war, and what happened to me, as an evacuee, along with thousands of other children, would help people understand about refugees coming from other countries. I thought, understand about refugees coming from other countries. Ithought, i must make a film, so when people watch the film, they will feel as if they are watching relatives, not as if they are watching some strange subhuman race. While the filmmaking in this documentary is a little awkward at times, any shortcomings are easily forgiven by audiences, because the Subject Matter is so strong, as is Vanessa Redgraves commitment to it. The theme of the migrant was evident in other films at chris reid, such as in the background of happy end, and the refugee also featured fantastically injupiters refugee also featured fantastically in jupiters moon from refugee also featured fantastically injupiters moon from a hungarian film maker. It was the story of a refugee travelling into hungry, and after being shot, finds he has a superpower. He can levitate, orfly. One of the most earthbound films to be shown was an inconveniency will. It was al gores follow up to his Climate Change document tree which premiered at cannes 11 years ago. The new film has more action than the original. It is wrong to louis bisson pollute this earth. The original. It is wrong to louis bisson pollute this earth. They went to wear ice is melting, where they have been destructive storms, and the summit conference, and some hopeful solutions for the climate crisis. The Trump Administration does not appear to be that interested in Climate Change. Would you like President Trump to watch a film . Yes, i would. You like President Trump to watch a film . Yes, iwould. I dont you like President Trump to watch a film . Yes, i would. I dont know if he will or not. I have criticised his policies and many of his appointment. His film. I have not engaged a dialogue him. And i still have hope that he will decide to keep the us in the paris agreement. This film. We have learnt in the last several months, however, that not one person, even the president , can stop this climate movement. The next generation will be justified in looking back at us and asking what we we re looking back at us and asking what we were thinking. Could knew he what the scientists were saying . Could you hear what Mother Nature were screaming at you . You hear what Mother Nature were screaming at you . This is our home. Was screaming. Screaming at you . This is our home. Was screaming. Strong storytelling came from russia at this year with the film loveless, directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev. His last film was criticised at home. But this one was well received here at cannes. Loveless is the story of Eight Loveless Marriage in its painful terminal phase. The two protagonists live on the outskirts of St Petersburg with their son, alyos ha. Of St Petersburg with their son, alyosha. It has become an environment of petty arguments and toxic recriminations. And, when alyos ha toxic recriminations. And, when alyosha goes missing after a particularly bad bust up, two days passed before it is notice. The police they may have more importance is to deal with and should go ms hill the time. Translation the Police Reflect the interests of the government, the people of power. When there is a tragic situation, people had to organise themselves, and deal with it. Organise themselves, and deal with it. And children go missing all the time. It is a downbeat portrayal of russian life. Translation so it is a true group of volunteers, which operates in big cities in russia. It is a matter of principle for them that they dont Ta Ke Principle for them that they dont take money and they are not a government enterprise. Andrey zvyag i ntsev government enterprise. Andrey zvyagintsev has been criticised in the past for casting russia in a negative light of the world stage. Many felt his previous film, leviathan, a man at the mercy of violent officials story, was condemned by russian officials at, the orthodox church, and conservative groups. This time, Andrey Zvyagintsev is keen to soft pedal the political aspect of his new film. Translation is not a political thing, because it is more about the inner world of a person, and the relation of their family and the people they love. It is not a portrait of russia. This will perhaps give the film an easier ride with russian from critics. To me, it isa with russian from critics. To me, it is a superior thing to leviathan. Leviathan was too political. To my tastes. But this one is more focused on human characters. These characters are, however, highly unsympathetic. They are shown as selfish, vain, and incest with material wealth, and social status. Obsessed. Translation you say they are not sympathetic. Most of the viewers will recognise themselves in these characters. You see what is not sympathetic about these characters, but you acknowledge that a part of you is close to them. It is a competent a picture, a personal story, but one with political overtones and, although the director is keen to play these down, loveless does reflect broken russian institutions, and not just does reflect broken russian institutions, and notjust marriage, but the police and the media. So will viewers aboard missed the subtleties . They will miss a little bit. But it is not crucial. Miss. It is understandable work from this directive. His ability to say things ona directive. His ability to say things on a universal language is clear to almost everyone. There was much talk in cannes over the american streaming giant netflix, which had two films in competition. Many thought that netflix should not be allowed to compete at the Festival U Nless allowed to compete at the festival unless its films will also released some of them easily, traditionally, in cinema. The first netflix film to be shown at the festival was ija, the story of a young girl struggling to save her huge pet pig from the clutches of a huge corporation. Let nothing come between the love of a young girl for her giant pig. Ija is the latest movie from bong joon ho. When the young girls young friend, a pig, is stashed away to new york to become a corporate empires latest product, it becomes a rescue mission. You should know the situation is not good. Like his last film, snow piercer, the director has assembled an international cast. The film got a four minute ovation from the press at cannes, but was booed at the start of the screening, when the Net Licks Logo appeared. It led to inaccurate reports that the film was temporarily stopped due to the press reaction, when in fact, a technical fault was to blame. The cast were diplomatic about the controversy. There is a revolution happen. I figure will continue. Right now, i think it is unaware conversation is being had. So to be a part of a conversation with a movie that sparks further conversation, i think, is a very interesting thing, and it is a huge honour to be included. Netflix is also funded offbeat the meyerowitz stories. They are finding risky movies when traditional studios refused to. But many critics to write their presence here. This, cannes 70th birthday, isa here. This, cannes 70th birthday, is a clash between the old and the new. The booing of companies such as amazon on an netflix are ways of showing support for traditional methods of showing films, on a big screen, and a cinema. There are fears that this could become less frequent with the dominance of new giants. The festival has responded to the controversy by saying that no firm can be in competition unless it also promises a french theatrical release. The two sides of the debate need to learn to talk the same debate. In that, they could learn a lot from ija. As usual, the director has made a multilingual film, spanning different continents. Every time it is mentioned that we will work in with different languages and there might have been issues, i am shocked, because i did not, i have never experienced that. It was filth like we all putting together something that is made out of the same language. It is the pitches we are making. That is the real land which that we are dealing the potential appeal of this film to all generations should bring the Director Offers from hollywood. The outrage is only raised the profile of the film. It is not impossible to imagine that sooner or later most cinema fans will accept the new world order, especially if it continues to produce such onscreen spectacles. One of the most talked about films this year was the square here is the filmmaker who made a name friends or three years ago with the International Arthouse hit, force michelle. This film is a satire centred on an art museum in stockholm were serious points to make. Kris jenner is stockholm were serious points to make. Krisjenner is a handsome, urbane and successful curator in A Stockholm Art Museum who is putting onA Stockholm Art Museum who is putting on a new exhibition about trust and social responsibility. When his phone and wallet as stolen he takes reckless Vigilante Action that has devastating consequences. The film works as a razor sharp satire of the bush were our world, the modern media, masculinity and even swedish nurse. What i always do when i write scripts, i have myself as the starting point. Ithink scripts, i have myself as the starting point. I think a lot about how i would react in this kind of situation. Since i am interested in addressing the roles were trying to play then, of course, i also want to undress christian and when he, like, confronts himself, Down To The Bone. Do you have sex with lots of other women . And stripping him Down To The Bone is what the director does come through a of increasingly bizarre situations. How often would you say that you take women that you dont know very well and have sex with them . He has a Knack Counter with a journalist. Their series of awkward Power Struggles had audiences of cannes squirming. Always . Yeah . So what is my name . You look at a man like this and you think oh, i know you. I know what you are up to and i know what you do. And, um, nailing him on it a little bit and calling him on it a little bit and calling him out on it was quite fun. I think we have all wanted to do that at times. I know what you are right to. I times. I know what you are right to. I have seen you. I see through it. The director is quickly becoming the king of cringe with toe tellingly uncomfortable scenes frees protagonists. Much standup comedy is based on awkward situations. It creates a sort of humour that is direct and that you identify with as an audience. Beside the direct humour, some of the most memorable scenes in the square expose the fine balance between our inner and outer selves. Our social persona and our instinctive nature. During a sumptuous gala dinner, for instance, one Actor Role Playing and eight pushers and pushers at the of acceptability. In turn, reveals the absurdity of social conventions. He isa absurdity of social conventions. He is a provocative filmmaker and revels in showing us uncomfortable sides of social behaviour and, really, all of his films are about putting a mirror in front of the audience making us recognise ourselves. We watch people doing several things and think that we will never do that and then realise, 0,i will never do that and then realise, o, i would and i will never do that and then realise, o, iwould and i have. Will never do that and then realise, 0, iwould and i have. Cannes is celebrating a big birthday this year. Its 70th anniversary. From its inceptionjust year. Its 70th anniversary. From its inception just after World War Two it has grown to become what is generally regarded as the worlds top film festival. We have been looking back at cannes through the decades. Cannes today, the mother of all Film Festivals. Cannes in 19116, its first year in operation, bringing cinema of the day the festival goers. Bringing cinema of the day the festival goers. Cannes of the 1940s was associated with italian neorealism. One of the films in the First Edition from 19116 was rossellini film. The french critics we re rossellini film. The french critics were and susie aspect about the near realism is. It did a big part to put neorealism on the map. And who else would it be but sofia lorentz to excite the crowds . It was not only International Art cinema that defined cannes in its formative yea rs. Defined cannes in its formative years. There was glitz, glamour and the media circus. Cannes was always very good at attracting the most beautiful, talented and famous and, certainly, if you look at some of the images from the 1950s and you will see Robert Mitchum and kim novak and ava gardner. The glitz, the stars on the riviera. There really was solidified in the 1950s. Over the years the official films slated cannes has recognised key films and filmmakers. Cannes is dominated as the International Taste makerfor dominated as the International Taste maker for arthouse cinema. There are over 4000 Film Festivals the year and many of the other full important Film Festivals look at what cannes is showing what the word star and what the Word Of Mouth is. It influences many other Film Festivals that follow. But cannes is perhaps not as influential as it once was in spotlight in new cinema. In the nineteen sixties, cannes was far more crucial is the taste maker in the absence of other festivals, in the absence of other festivals, in the absence of what we now have in terms of the internet and social media. Everything is on the internet, whether it be cannes or another festival. It is internet, whether it be cannes or anotherfestival. It is not internet, whether it be cannes or another festival. It is not quite the same thing. The same thing that cannes represented in the 1960s and 19705. Cannes represented in the 1960s and 1970s. Now we get our knowledge from immediate and varied sources. Cannes has not been without criticism. The ongoing lament is that the festival is too much of a boys club. Gender balance is often an issue at cannes. There have been years where it has been an almost entirely male competition. Slightly better this year. But even with its imperfections, it every may, cannes intoxicates. The striking location, the emphasis is on Fine Art Cinema Juxtaposed with brash consumerism. It all combines foray Unique Cannes experience. That brings our Special Cannes Edition of Talking Movies to a close. Please remember you can a lwa ys a close. Please remember you can always reach us online bbc. Com and you can find us on facebook as well. So from me and the rest of our Production Crew here on the french riviera, it is goodbye as we leave you with some of the sights and sounds of the cannes film festival. Hello. With a Bank Holiday Weekend now upon us, we are set to see a bit of a change in this hot, dry weather, that has been with us for the past few days. Here was the scene on friday, in moray, captured by one of our weather watchers. We will have similar conditions to start the Bank Holiday Weekend. A humid start. More sunshine, but we are expecting to see some thunderstorms disrupting the sunshine. Now, during saturday morning, weve got this frontal system, this area of low pressure, moving from the south and west, bring showers and thunderstorms across many parts of the country. For northern ireland, northern england, right down towards the south east, through saturday morning, we will see the showers. During the afternoon, they will spread a little bit further north across the country. They are bumping into the warm air in place. 30 degrees or so across northern and North Eastern scotland. So lots of fuel for these big showers and the thunderstorms. Could be some hail mixed in. This is 4 00pm on saturday afternoon. So thundery showers likely across central scotland, northern ireland, into northern england. To the south of that, a little fresher than it has been. We may still see temperatures in one or two spots up to around 20 degrees. So lots of sunny weather on the cards still, through the course of saturday. But weve got those showers across northern parts of the country as we move through saturday evening and overnight, so the odd rumble of thunder here. But on into sunday morning, clearer skies across Southern Parts of the country. And it will feel a little more comfortable for sleeping through the early hours of sunday morning, so temperatures typically down to 13 or 14 degrees. With a risk of some heavy downpours at times on saturday and late on sunday, there could be flooding on the road. Perhaps some spray around, some poor visibility, if you have got plans to be heading off for half term holidays. Now, during sunday, weve got the next batch of showers working in from the english channel. On sunday, you could see a chance of catching an odd thunderstorm. Pretty hit and miss, and actually many parts of the country having a drier day, with temperatures between about 16 and 26 degrees or so. But a chance on sunday night and then on to bank holiday monday, that we will see some of the showers becoming a bit more extensive. Some uncertainty about their exact positioning. Looks like, again, they will work their way gradually north and eastwards across the country as we had through bank holiday monday. They will be hit and miss. Not everywhere will get a heavy or thundery shower. And it is a return to some sunny skies and the south. Definitely not as hot as we get to bank holiday monday. A cooler and a fresher outlook as we head through into the course of tuesday and wednesday. Have a good weekend. Welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in North America and around the globe. 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